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Hedi Slimane, Dior Homme Ready to Kiss and Make-Up?

fashionologie — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 15:28:34 PDT

»Is Dior Homme trying to get Hedi Slimane back? [Fashionista]

»Julia Restoin-Roitfeld's boyf Magnus Berger has a new magazine, The Last, out in September [FWD]

»Agyness Deyn recorded her first single, was snapped holding hands with The Strokes guitarist Albert Hammond Jr. [Chic Report, Just Jared]

»Alana Zimmer, Behati Prinsloo, and Rachel Clark went to an S&M festival last Sunday [Supreme Being]

»Gerard Darel replaced Charlotte Gainsbourg, who has been their face since 2003, with Meryl Streep's daughter Mamie Gummer for their Fall 2008 campaign [WWD]

»Naomi Campbell wore the same dress to Nelson Mandela's birthday dinner that Stephanie Seymour wore to the Costume Institute Gala [FabSugar]

»Full Giambattista Valli, Balenciaga Resort 2009 collections [Style.com, Style.com]

Sneak Peek: Alexis Bittar's 2012 Elements Collection

Christina Perez — Fri, 25 May 2012 12:27:06 PDT

The next installment of Alexis Bittar's Elements collection won't hit stores until this August, but fans of the jewels can get a peek at the never-before-seen pieces - and place orders - right now.

Currently available for preorder on Moda Operandi, this season's offering features the same hand-hewn aesthetic and organic textures that made last season's debut so mesmerizing, but this time around the Native American motifs have been replaced with something even more luxe: smokey quartz, shimmering pyrite, and stone-encrusted panthers. Priced from $125 to $495, pieces can be ordered right now - but only until June 1. A look at the entire selection, here.

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First Look: Louis Vuitton's Collaboration With Yayoi Kasuma

Justin Fenner — Wed, 23 May 2012 11:38:53 PDT

Marc Jacobs will continue his series of artist collaborations by working with Yayoi Kusama, the Japanese artist known for her whimsical dot motif.

On July 10, two days before a retrospective of Kusama's work opens at the Whitney Museum in New York, Louis Vuitton will deliver a collection informed by her signature decoration to its 461 stores worldwide. Kusama's signature dots will appear on everything from trench coats to pajamas and jewelry. Another assortment of products, combining Vuitton's monogram leather goods and Kusama's "nerves" design, will arrive in October.

Jacobs met Kusama in Tokyo in 2006. Their relationship led to Louis Vuitton providing financial backing for a retrospective of her work at London's Tate Modern museum earlier this year. Jacobs called the collaboration an extension of that support.

"Her energy is just endless," Jacobs said. "For many people who don't look at art or go to galleries, or maybe they're not aware of Kusama's work, there will be a new venue, a new place to see this work and to come to appreciate it through the eyes of Louis Vuitton."

The last time Jacobs worked with an artist for Louis Vuitton was his collaboration with Takashi Murakami in 2003. He also worked with Stephen Sprouse in 2001.

Kusama's influence can already be seen in Jacobs's work - his newest fragrance, after all, is called Dot. Take a look at his collaboration with Kusama - and Kusama's own work - here in the gallery.

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Paul Marciano Responds to Gucci vs. Guess Lawsuit Outcome

Justin Fenner — Tue, 22 May 2012 15:59:25 PDT

Guess CEO Paul Marciano said that a judge vindicated his company in its trademark infringement case against Gucci when she decided that Guess should pay just $4.7 million in damages instead of the $300 million Gucci originally sued for.

In a statement, Marciano said Judge Shira Scheindlin's decision "definitely confirmed . . . that this case should have never gone to three years of litigation and trial." Scheindlin wrote that Gucci's claims of how much business Guess had taken from them by allegedly copying its designs over the last two decades was "highly speculative." Marciano largely agreed, calling the entire lawsuit "unconscionable by its scope."

"They 'forgot' to claim certain trademark rights that Guess used for 23 years . . . and the court sided with Guess," Marciano said. "When they found certain issues, they waited not months but years before acting and never wrote a letter, sent an email or picked up the phone to say, 'We have an issue.' That never happened."

Marciano said Guess is "extremely satisfied," and pointed out that Gucci itself has been accused of copying other designers.

"Gucci maybe should look at their own designs and inspirations when it comes to other brands of who they get inspired by," he said. "Everyone will remember Roberto Cavalli's statement from WWD on Feb. 24, 2012, that Gucci basically copied his entire collection of 2010. Gucci never responded to that."

Gucci initiated the lawsuit in 2009, claiming that Guess concocted a "calculated scheme" to knock off its designs and did so over the course of several decades. After years of legal volleys, the case went to trial in March.

Scott Schuman Speaks His Mind in New GQ Profile

Justin Fenner — Mon, 21 May 2012 10:47:24 PDT

Scott Schuman doesn't pull any punches in a new GQ profile that examines his rarefied place in the fashion industry.

"It shocks me when young kids still say, 'I want to do a magazine,'" Schuman, who started the blog The Sartorialist in 2005, says in the piece. "Really? Do you want to do a magazine because you want to be an editor - what you think that life is, that romance - or do you want to communicate? Because if you want to communicate, why the f*ck would you put all those obstacles in your path and have to print pages, as opposed to going right on the Internet and actually communicating?"

Alex Pappademas, who wrote the profile, describes Schuman as being able to travel "nimbly between fashion-world insider and outsider" - which could explain his license to say what he feels and his ability to sit front row at high-profile fashion shows. Read on for more of his quotes from the profile.

On meeting Ron Frasch, president and chief merchandising office at Saks: "He's looking right over my head," Schuman says, "and I remember thinking, I'm gonna make this f*cking blog so he looks at me when I'm talking to him."

On sitting Dolce & Gabbana's Spring 2009 show: "They got a humongous amount of press," Schuman says. "Look, we brought the bloggers in and gave them the front row. Look at the dancing-monkey bloggers! I could barely bring myself to sit down . . . Like, 'Ugh, I don't want everyone looking at us.' Like, Oh, look at the cute bloggers! Isn't that cute! Are they playing Angry Birds? When you've got Ron Frasch behind you going, 'I spent two f*cking million dollars on D&G's last collection, and I'm sitting here? For these little schmucks?'" (Schuman later clarified that Frasch didn't say anything to this effect.)

Kanye West on Schuman: "Scott gave me my first opportunity to be photographed in a different light than the normal rap way. So anytime Scott does anything, I don’t care where I am in the world. I'll be there."

Julia Restoin Roitfeld Is a New Mother (Update: It's a Girl)

Justin Fenner — Wed, 16 May 2012 16:01:06 PDT

Congratulations are in order for Julia Restoin Roitfeld, the newest mother in the fashion industry.

Derek Blasberg tweeted that Julia gave birth to her child today but offered no details about the child's gender or name. "Congratulations to proud Momma @RestoinRJulia! (And thus, the chicest grannie ever: Carine Roitfeld!)" he wrote. "Can't wait to meet the beautiful baby!"

The new son or daughter will no doubt be beautiful: Julia once modeled for Lancome and recently posed for the Summer 2012 cover of i-D magazine. The baby's father is Swedish model Robert Konjic, who has been dating Julia for the past few years.

And while Julia's mother, Carine, is surely proud of the new addition to her family, she's already decided that she doesn't want to be called "grandmother." When her daughter announced that she was pregnant last November, Carine said, "I will be called 'Madame.'"

Update: Julia's publicist Katy Moseley revealed the gender and name of the new baby, Romy Nicole Konjic, to Vogue UK on Thursday. "We are delighted to confirm that Julia and Robert have had a healthy baby girl," Moseley said. "Both mother and daughter are doing very well and resting at home."

Photo: Julia Restoin Roitfeld photographed by Mario Sorrenti for the Summer 2012 issue of i-D magazine.

Vogue Australia Editor Replaced by Editor of Harper's Bazaar Australia

Justin Fenner — Wed, 16 May 2012 13:51:52 PDT

Kirstie Clements, who had been editor in chief of Vogue Australia for 10 years, was let go and replaced by Harper's Bazaar Australia editor Edwina McCann on Wednesday.

News reports called the staff change sudden and attributed it to an overall shift in the culture at Rupert Murdoch-owned NewsLifeMedia, which publishes Vogue and other magazines in Australia. Clements was one of three senior executives at the company let go recently. The firings came in the wake of Kim Williams's appointment as CEO of Australian media conglomerate News Limited, which runs NewsLifeMedia, last December.

McCann had been editor in chief of Harper's Bazaar Australia for three years but had worked at Vogue Australia previously. She starts her new job in July.

"I am very excited about returning to work for the world's most powerful fashion media brand," she said. "The opportunities for this formidable brand online and in a social media landscape are endless and our future is very bright indeed."

Nicole Kidman and her daughter Faith on the June 2012 cover of Harper's Bazaar Australia. Photo by Will Davidson.

Jason Wu's Charity Team, Karl Lagerfeld's Quotable T-Shirt, and Stephen Jones's Jil Sander Hat

Justin Fenner — Wed, 16 May 2012 12:48:39 PDT

Those stories and more in our daily news roundup.

Jason Wu and Karlie Kloss will cocaptain a team for the annual New York AIDS Walk. The designer and the model, who attended the Met Gala together, will be joined by family and friends in an effort to raise money to fight the disease. "I'm so excited to be participating, and to be teaming up with Jason and all of our friends for such an incredible cause," Kloss said. [Modelinia]
Some of Karl Lagerfeld's most memorable quotes have been turned into a t-shirt for the designer's eponymous line. English design agency I Love Dust formed quotes like "Sunglasses are like eyeshadow: They make everything look pretty and younger" into the shape of Lagerfeld's iconic face. [Refinery29]
The veiled maroon beanie Stephen Jones designed for Raf Simons's second-to-last Jil Sander collection is now for sale on the Jil Sander website. The inventive topper goes for $440. [Racked]
A new study conducted by model agent Ben Barry found that using very thin models in advertising can make women not want to shop. "Women will buy fashion when models convey a realistic, attainable image and make them feel confident," Barry wrote. [Fashion Etc.]
Kelly Cutrone tweeted this week that one of her former assistants will be arrested for stealing from her public relations firm People's Revolution. Cutrone aimed this message at a private Twitter account. "@HussyChildPlz you better run cause you are going down CLOWN." [Styleite]

Isabeli Fontana Engaged to Rohan Marley

Justin Fenner — Tue, 15 May 2012 09:03:23 PDT

Congratulations are in order for Isabeli Fontana, who recently announced she's engaged to Rohan Marley, son of singer Bob Marley.

Fontana, 28, told Brazilian newspaper Terra that she and Marley haven't set a date but plan to hold the wedding in Ethiopia. The country is the birthplace of Rastafarian culture, which holds a special significance for 39-year-old Marley.

"Rohan told me that we must return to their origins so that the marriage will last forever," Fontana said.

Fontana was previously wed to models Álvaro Jacomossi and Henri Castelli and had a son with each. Marley was once married to his college girlfriend and was in a relationship from 1996 to 2011 with singer Lauryn Hill, with whom he has five children. Last Summer, Fontana was rumored to have come between Marley and Hill, but Marley roundly denied that notion. He and Fontana have been dating since October 2011 and recently attended the Met Gala together.

Take a look at the happy couple together - and at Fontana's work for everyone from Dolce & Gabbana to Victoria's Secret - here in the gallery.

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In Honor of Her Birthday: A Look Back at Sofia Coppola's Super-Chic Style

Christina Perez — Mon, 14 May 2012 14:19:45 PDT

Sofia Coppola's style cred is no secret: not only is the revered director best friends with Marc Jacobs, but she also married in knee-length Alaia, lensed the Marni for H&M campaign, and collaborated on a collection for Louis Vuitton - and that's all just within the last year. So, in honor of our favorite ankle-strap-wearing, double-cuff-sporting, rock-star-marrying filmmaker's May 14 birthday, here's a look back at some of her chicest moments - from the early '90s to today.

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